6 THE BIRDS OF CUMBERLAND. 



start in the Lake district on three occasions [H. P. 

 Senhouse, MS.) Immature birds are most hkely to 

 occur in November, and should be searched for in 

 the neighbourhood of stables and kitchen middens, 

 which they frequent for food. They are fond of 

 perching on houses and on telegraph wires. 



Genus EKITHACUS. 



E. Rubecula. Redbreast. 



The Robin is a common resident, but many leave 

 us in autumn, first appearing in the gardens after 

 quitting the woods in which they breed, and then 

 quietly slipping away southward. In autumn, soli- 

 tary stragglers haunt the narrowest creeks of our 

 salt meadows. In severe weather, when the ground 

 was covered with snow, we have seen the Robin 

 miles away from houses, feeding by the river side, 

 between the water and the snowline. 



Sub-Family SYLVIIN^. 

 Genus SYLVIA. 



S. Cinerea. Whitethroat. 



The Whitethroat is a summer visitant, breeding 

 in great abundance, but chiefly restricted to the 

 cultivated districts. It has occurred on migration 

 at St. Bees lighthouse. 



S. Curruca. Lesser Whitethroat. 



The Lesser Whitethroat is a very scarce summer 

 visitant, tolerably established in the Lake district, 

 and breeding irregularly in the north of the county. 



